tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 9

News you can use :This Fall, Swine Flu Dx Is for the Birds

Use generic flu code until Oct. 1, when H1N1 gets 488.1. The AMA is scrambling to address diagnosis coding issues surrounding the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus. There will be a definitive code for the so-called swine flu -- beginning with ICD-9 2010. Get the scoop on the ICD-9 insights you'll need to know now, and how to adjust coding once your swine flu diagnoses fly over to the bird category 488 (Influenza due to identified avian influenza virus). Keep Using 487.x -- 'For Now' Provided you're up to date with the latest ICD-9 coding expert...

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